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April Gigs Round Up

What’s on, this month at the Academy, O2 Apollo, MEN Arena and more

Published on April 6th 2011.

April offers up An Easter musical feast. If you can beg, steal or borrow a ticket, indie band of the moment The Vaccines will be at the Ritz on April 6(£25).

Classical composer James Last brings his ‘My World’ tour to the MEN Arena on April 8th.(£85).The MEN Arena hosts indie pop outfit Scouting For Girls the following night; alternatively you can check out Detroit Social Club at Night & Day(£8). Dundee band The View make their comeback at Manchester Academy 2 on April 11th (£12.50).

Jazzy soul siren Adele, who appears to be surgically attached to the top of one chart or other, plays the Manchester Academy on April 17th(£55). On the same night, the swaggering bluesy rock n’ roll of The Jim Jones Revue visits the Academy (£10).

Hat-based acid jazz survivalists Jamiroquai stop off at the MEN Arena on April 19th (£38), and the day after, Canadian indie-rock band The Dears come to the Ruby Lounge (£11)

He believes he can fly, so maybe R&B superstar R Kelly will be hovering around the Apollo on April 23rd (£35) and fresh from supporting Elbow, Villagers return to Manchester playing Soundcontrol on the April 24th (£11).

The final few days of a packed month sees MOBO award-winning N-Dubz visit the MEN Arena on April 28th (£24); while Birmingham Indie band Jonny Foreigner are at Night & Day(£7.50) and superstar DJ David Guetta is at the O2 Apollo (£25).

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